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Updated: 2011-09-29 21:47:1210 Tip-Offs You’re Heading for a Debt Disaster
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:31Like most of life’s major problems, a debt disaster doesn’t happen overnight. There are clear warning signs that crushing debt could grow out of control. Here are 10 Tip-Offs that you’re heading for a debt disaster. See how you score.Debt Settlement Industry Responds to Misinformation
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:30The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC), the debt settlement industry’s largest trade group, today responded to misstatements and inaccurate information released by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Chicago Sun-Times. “There are many good debt settlement companies who are…Debt Settlement – Fact Vs. Fiction: What You Need To Know About Debt Settlement
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:27With the economy failing, consumers are finding their unsecured debt rising, coupled with limited resources to pay. What options do you have as a consumer to save your credit and avoid bankruptcy? The good news is that you have options,…Great Article on How to improve, and keep up, your credit score
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:26Paying down balances is the first step in getting your rating in order updated 1:19 p.m. MT, Wed., Dec . 30, 2009// NEW YORK – Your past is never really behind you. Or so…5 Evil Things Credit Card Companies Can (Still) Do
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:25by Julianne Pepitone Saturday, October 24, 2009provided by The credit card reform bill tries to help cash-strapped customers, but companies are coming up with new ways to boost profits. The Bill Credit card companies are socking it…Right of Offset. How safe is Your Money in Your Own Checking Account?
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:23If you deposit funds into a bank where you have a car loan, credit card, mortgage or any other debt, you likely have what’s called a “banking conflict”. You are housing assets where you also have liabilities and more often…What Kind Of Debt Qualifies For A Debt Settlement Program?
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:22Not all debts are qualified to be entered into a debt settlement or debt negotiation program. Because of the nature of this type of debt relief and the process that is employed, only balances which are unsecured can be affected…How Debt Settlement Affects and Helps Mend Your Credit Score
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:21TRUTH – You will experience a negative impact with any debt reduction or debt elimination program. With that said, Debt Settlement will have the least negative impact of any debt relief option, especially when employed without a Third Party Assistance…Avoiding Bankruptcy – Bankruptcy Alternatives
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:20Most people who are in debt are looking desperately for a way to avoid bankruptcy. They scramble to create new budgets, ways to spend less and make their pennies stretch further. Much to the dismay of countless consumers, it’s a…Debt Settlement. What is it and What Type of Consumer Can Benefit from This Type of Debt Relief?
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:36:19Let’s begin by saying that debt settlement is not for just any consumer. For those who have difficulty managing their money or figuring out which bills to pay and in what priority to place them in, a debt settlement program…For the middle class, one less thing to worry about
Updated: 2011-09-16 14:53:31May we please call a truce in the class war, at least until we fix our much bigger economic problem? For details, here's a link to my article at the American Enterprise Institute.Social security privatization: a plan both left and right could like
Updated: 2011-09-14 08:10:00“Privatizing” social security is a lightning-rod idea, guaranteed to stir things up in any political season. It came up again during the Republican debate last Wednesday (9/7/11) and afterwards in the obligatory analyses; both sides predictably dragged out their talking...USA's debt burden unchanged in ten years
Updated: 2011-09-12 08:10:00Everybody knows that the level of the U.S. federal debt has been increasing rapidly. Less well-known is that the burden of the debt is the same today as it was ten years ago. Believe it or not. Although that should...